# 2010–11 FC Timișoara season

The 2010–11 season saw FC Timișoara participate in Liga I, the Romanian Cup, and the UEFA Europa League.
In November 2010, a Romanian Court of Appeal returned the name, the colors and the record of AEK Politehnica Timișoara to FC Timișoara. Due to rules that forbid changes of team names during a season, the team used the name FC Timișoara until the end of 2010–11 season.

## Team kit

The team kit is produced by Lotto and the shirt sponsor is Balkan Petroleum.

## Previous season positions

| Competition | Position |
| UEFA Europa League | 4th / Group Stage |
| Liga I | 5th |
| Cupa României | Round of 16 |

## Players
### Squad information

| N | Pos. | Name | Age | EU | Since | App | Goals | Ends | Transfer fee | Notes |
| 1 | GK | Cobliș | 35 | EU | 2008 | 0 | 0 | 2014 | 50.000€ | |
| 4 | CB | Luchin | 38 | EU | 2005 | 59 | 3 | 2014 | Youth Academy | |
| 5 | MF | Alexa | 45 | EU | 2006 | 106 | 3 | 2013 | Free | |
| 7 | RW | Curtean | 41 | EU | 2009 | 20 | 1 | 2013 | €1.5 | Also plays as LW |
| 8 | LB | Sepsi | 38 | EU | 2010 | 17 | 0 | 2014 | €2.5M | |
| 9 | FW | Axente | 37 | EU | 2006 | 4 | 0 | 2013 | Free | |
| 10 | MF | Tameş | 46 | EU | 2010 | 0 | 0 | 2012 | Free | |
| 11 | FW | Mansour | 39 | Non-EU | 2005 | 81 | 17 | 2012 | Free | |
| 13 | CB | Scutaru | 37 | EU | 2005 | 20 | 0 | 2014 | 200k | |
| 14 | CB | Mera | 38 | EU | 2005 | 18 | 2 | 2014 | Youth Academy | |
| 15 | RW | Chiacu | 38 | EU | 2009 | 15 | 4 | 2014 | 100.000€ | |
| 17 | FW | Magera | 41 | EU | 2008 | 56 | 13 | 2012 | €1.5 | |
| 20 | CB | Popović | 41 | EU | 2010 | 0 | 0 | 2012 | Free | |
| 21 | FW | Goga | 40 | EU | 2008 | 47 | 15 | 2013 | €1.5 | Also plays as LW |
| 22 | MF | Contra | 49 | EU | 2010 | 13 | 3 | 2011 | Free | |
| 24 | DF | Dukić | 38 | EU | 2010 | 0 | 0 | 2013 | Free | |
| 27 | LW | Zicu | 41 | EU | 2010 | 1 | 0 | 2015 | 500.000€ | Also play RW |
| 28 | CB | Čišovský | 45 | EU | 2008 | 39 | 3 | 2012 | €1.0 | |
| 29 | GK | Pantilimon | 37 | EU | 2005 | 62 | 0 | 2014 | Free | |
| 30 | LW | Sandu | 37 | EU | 2007 | 1 | 0 | 2013 | 500k | |
| 31 | MF | Poparadu | 37 | EU | 2006 | 1 | 0 | 2013 | Youth Academy | |
| 33 | MF | Popovici | 36 | EU | 2006 | 3 | 0 | 2013 | Youth Academy | |
| 55 | MF | Bourceanu | 39 | EU | 2009 | 29 | 1 | 2013 | €1.0M | |
| 99 | GK | Taborda | 46 | EU | 2008 | 21 | 0 | 2012 | 600k | |
* Last updated: 21:00, 13 June 2010 (UTC)
* Source: Poli News

### Transfers
#### In

| Date | Player | Previous Club | Cost |
| 1 June 2010 | Dukić | Hajduk Kula | Undisclosed |
| 5 June 2010 | Popović | Spartak Subotica | Undisclosed |
| 5 June 2010 | Tameş | Argeş Pitești | Undisclosed |
| 20 July 2010 | Chiacu | Dinamo București | |
| 21 July 2010 | Zicu | Dinamo București | €500.000 |
| 10 August 2010 | Burcă | Energie Cottbus | Free |

#### Out

| Date | Player | To | Cost |
| 1 June 2010 | Supić | FC Timișoara II | Undisclosed |
| 1 June 2010 | Costa | Free agent | Undisclosed |
| 1 June 2010 | Cociş | Al-Nassr | Undisclosed |
| 1 June 2010 | Nibombé | FK Baku | Undisclosed |
| 8 July 2010 | Latovlevici | Steaua București | €600.0000 |
| 12 July 2010 | Ionescu | Free agent | |
| 21 July 2010 | Kozák | Free agent | |
| 21 July 2010 | Brezinský | Free agent | . |
| 25 August 2010 | Popović | Free agent | Undisclosed. |

#### Spending

Summer: €0 million
Winter: €0 million
Total: €0 million

#### Income

Summer: €600.000k
Winter: €0 million
Total: €600.000k

### Squad stats

| | | | | Total | Total | Total | UEFA Europa League | UEFA Europa League | Liga I | Liga I | Cupa României | Cupa României |
| No. | Pos. | Nat. | Name | Sts | App | Gls | App | Gls | App | Gls | App | Gls |
| 4 | CB | | Luchin | 8 | 11 | | 3 | | 7 | | 1 | |
| 5 | DM | | Alexa | 12 | 12 | | 4 | | 8 | | | |
| 7 | LW | | Curtean | 12 | 13 | 2 | 3 | | 9 | 2 | 1 | |
| 8 | LB | | Sepsi | 10 | 11 | | 4 | | 7 | | | |
| 9 | FW | | Axente | 12 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 3 | | |
| 10 | MF | | Tameş | 4 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | | 1 | 1 |
| 11 | FW | | Mansour | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | | 2 | | 1 | 1 |
| 13 | RB | | Scutaru | 11 | 11 | 2 | 4 | | 6 | 2 | 1 | |
| 14 | CB | | Mera | 7 | 11 | | 4 | | 6 | | 1 | |
| 15 | RW | | Chiacu | 1 | 4 | | 1 | | 2 | | 1 | |
| 17 | FW | | Magera | 11 | 13 | 3 | 4 | | 9 | 3 | | |
| 20 | RW | | Hélder | 3 | 3 | 1 | | | 3 | 1 | | |
| 21 | FW | | Goga | 7 | 13 | 2 | 4 | | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 22 | MF | | Contra | 5 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 5 | | | |
| 24 | RB | | Dukić | 2 | 3 | | 1 | | 1 | | 1 | |
| 25 | CB | | Burcă | 5 | 5 | | 1 | | 4 | | | |
| 27 | LW | | Zicu | 1 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 2 | | |
| 28 | CB | | Čišovský | 3 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | | 1 | |
| 29 | GK | | Pantilimon | 11 | 11 | | 5 | | 5 | | 1 | |
| 55 | MF | | Bourceanu | 14 | 13 | 1 | 4 | | 9 | 1 | | |
| 99 | GK | | Taborda | 2 | 4 | | 2 | | 2 | | | |

### Goalscorers

| Player | Liga I | Cupa României | Europa League | Fixture Total | Friendlies | Total |
| Mircea Axente | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 15 |
| Iulian Tameş | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| Alexandru Curtean | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| Dorin Goga | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| Lukáš Magera | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| Adrian Poparadu | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Ioan Mera | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Alexandru Bourceanu | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Gueye Mansour | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Cosmin Contra | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Alexandru Popovici | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Dare Vršič | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Ianis Zicu | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| Hélder | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Cristian Scutaru | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Own goals |||||||
| | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Last updated:09:41, 3 June 2010 (UTC)
Source: FCPT (in Romanian)

### Start formations

| Qnt | Formation | Match(es) |
| 1 | 4-4-2 | 1, |
| 2 | 4-2-2-2 | 2, |

### Overall

| | Total | Home | Away |
| Games played | 35 | 17 | 18 |
| Games won | 15 | 8 | 7 |
| Games drawn | 16 | 8 | 8 |
| Games lost | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| Biggest win | 4–0 vs. U Craiova | 4-0 vs. U Craiova | 3–1 vs. Juventus București |
| Biggest lose | 2–0 vs. Manchester City | 0-1 vs. Manchester City | 2-0 vs. Manchester City |
| Clean sheets | 8 | 4 | 4 |
| Goals scored | 58 | 31 | 27 |
| Goals conceded | 42 | 23 | 19 |
| Goal difference | +16 | +8 | +8 |
| Top scorer | Zicu (18) | 11 | 7 |
Last updated: 09:41, 3 June 2010 (UTC) Source: Competitive matches

### International appearances

| Player | Position | Country | Caps this season | Goals this season |
| László Sepsi | Left back | Romania | vs. Honduras | vs. |
| Winston Parks | Forward | Costa Rica | vs. France, Switzerland, Slovakia | vs. Switzerland |
| Ján Kozák | Playmaker | Slovakia | vs. Cameroon, Paraguay | vs. |
| Costel Pantilimon | Goalkeeper | Romania | vs. North Macedonia, Belarus, France, Italy, Ukraine, Bosnia and Herzegovina | vs. |
| Cosmin Contra | Right back | Romania | vs. Belarus | vs. |
| Lukáš Magera | Forward | Czech Republic | vs. Scotland | vs. |
| Ianis Zicu | Attacking midfielder | Romania | vs. France, Ukraine, Cyprus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Luxembourg | vs. Luxembourg |
| Dan Alexa | Midfielder | Romania | vs. Italy, Ukraine, Bosnia and Herzegovina | vs. Ukraine, Ukraine |
| Artur Pătraş | Winger | Moldova | vs. Poland, Andorra | vs. |
| Tosaint Ricketts | Forward | Canada | vs. Greece, Belarus | vs. |

## Competitions
### Overall

| Competition | Started round | Current position / round | Final position / round | First match | Last match |
| Liga I | — | 2nd | — | 25 July 2010 | — |
| Cupa României | Round of 32 | Eliminated | Quarterfinals | 22 September 2010 | 10 November 2010 |
| Europa League | Third qualifying round | Eliminated | Play-off round | 29 July 2010 | 26 August 2010 |

### Liga I
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Oțelul Galați (C) | 34 | 21 | 7 | 6 | 46 | 25 | +21 | 70 | Qualification to Champions League group stage |
| 2 | Politehnica Timișoara (R) | 34 | 17 | 15 | 2 | 63 | 38 | +25 | 66 | Relegation to Liga II |
| 3 | Vaslui | 34 | 18 | 11 | 5 | 51 | 28 | +23 | 65 | Qualification to Champions League third qualifying round |
| 4 | Rapid București | 34 | 16 | 11 | 7 | 43 | 22 | +21 | 59 | Qualification to Europa League play-off round |
| 5 | Steaua București | 34 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 44 | 27 | +17 | 57 | Qualification to Europa League play-off round |
* ↑ Timișoara and Gloria Bistrița were denied a licence for the 2011–12 season because of accumulated debt and were therefore relegated to Liga II. Sportul Studențesc as the only team from the relegated sides holding a Liga I licence were hence spared from relegation.
* ↑ Steaua București won the 2010–11 Cupa României competition and therefore qualified for the play-off round of the 2011–12 UEFA Europa League.

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: 09:41, 3 June 2010 (UTC). Source: FCPT (in Romanian)

#### Results by round

| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 |
| Ground | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H |
| Result | D | D | W | D | W | D | D | W | W | W | W | D | D | W | D | W | D | D | W | W | W | W | D | D | W | D | L | D | W | W | D | W | L | W |
| Position | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |

#### Results

Kick off times are in EET and EEST.

### Non-competitive matches
#### Goal scorers

| Name | Goals |
| Mircea Axente | 7 |
| Dorin Goga | 4 |
| Iulian Tameş | 3 |
| Alexandru Curtean | 3 |
| Lukáš Magera | 3 |
| Adrian Poparadu | 2 |
| Tosaint Ricketts | 2 |
| Ioan Mera | 2 |
| Alexandru Bourceanu | 2 |
| Gueye Mansour | 1 |
| Dare Vršič | 1 |
| Cosmin Contra | 1 |
| Alexandru Popovici | 1 |
| Rafael Rocha | 1 |

## Staff
### Coaching staff

| Position | Staff |
| Head Coach | Cosmin Contra |
| Assistant Coach | Iosif Rotariu |
| Assistant Coach2 | Valentin Velcea |
| General Manager | Daniel Stanciu |
| Team Manager | Daniel Stanciu |
| Goalkeeping Coach | Marius Bratu |
| Fitness Coach | Michele Bon |
| Fitness Coach | Zeljko Boljevic |
| Medic | Teymour Ahmadi |
| Medic Assistant | Catalin Balan |
| Masseur | Adrian Rus |
| Masseur | Adrian Blaj |
| Masseur | Marius Cristescu |
| Masseur | Mihai Preda |
Last updated: 09:41, 3 June 2010 (UTC) Source: FCPT (in Romanian)